Christmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu - Detroit Free Press
authority on etiquette says it’s more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands — so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe Debrett’s etiquette adviser Jo Bryant warns people
UW-Madison receives $9.5 million Gates Foundation grant - UW Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to identify virus mutations that would serve as early warnings of potential pandemic influenza viruses. Yoshihiro Kawaoka , a
CDC Warns: Holiday Could Bring More Swine Flu - First Coast News
ATLANTA (AP) — Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table — and at crowded airports and shopping malls. Just as the pandemic seems
Deaths Not Linked To H1N1 Vaccine: WHO - KGMI
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicions they might have been caused by the inoculation. The U.N
Mecca: swine flu fears overshadow pilgrimage - Witness
MECCA — The world’s largest annual religious pilgrimage began yesterday overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2,5 million Muslims massed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj. A rare rainstorm and possible banned protests by Iranian pilgrims
WHO reemphasizes safety of A/H1N1 flu vaccine - ????
“Although some investigations are still ongoing, results of completed investigations reported to the WHO have ruled out that the pandemic vaccine is the cause of death,” said Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the UN agency’s vaccine research